Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 39 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 39 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Fri, Oct 5, 1973, 5:57 AM GMT-3 (08:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-10-05 08:57:21 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.895° S, 72.015° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.543 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.444 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.335 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.458 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.543 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.453 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.435 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.554 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.845 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.942 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.741 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.624 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 5.045 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 19345 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.348 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19344 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.259 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19344 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.055 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 19343 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.540 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19340 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 5.134 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19339 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.933 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19330 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.147 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19324 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.544 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 19320 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.857 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19311 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19302 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.831 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19302 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.05 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 19346 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.838 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19346 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 5.625 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19346 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.044 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19346 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.329 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19346 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.719 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19346 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 6.724 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 19346 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 6.527 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19346 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.830 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19346 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.643 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 19352 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.7Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 19371 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003pr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.